DES MOINES — Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points as Drake beat Northern Iowa 66-52 on Wednesday night to extend its win streak to seven games.

Stirtz had three steals for the Bulldogs (19-2, 9-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Cam Manyawu scored 10 points while finishing 5 of 6 from the floor and added nine rebounds. Daniel Abreu went 3 of 7 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with nine points.

Tytan Anderson finished with 16 points for the Panthers (13-9, 7-4). Trey Campbell added 10 points.

Drake took the lead with 14:59 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 36-24 at halftime, with Stirtz racking up 11 points. Stirtz led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.

Up next for Drake is a Saturday matchup with Southern Illinois on the road. Northern Iowa hosts Bradley on Sunday.

Drake 66, UNI 52

N. IOWA (13-9) — Hutson 0-4 1-2 1, Campbell 4-10 0-0 10, Weisbrod 3-7 0-0 7, Anderson 7-10 2-4 16, Schwieger 2-4 0-0 6, Schmitt 3-8 0-0 7, Hornseth 1-3 0-1 2, Pock 1-1 0-0 3, Born 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 21-47 3-7 52.

DRAKE (19-2) — Abreu 3-7 0-0 9, Manyawu 5-6 0-0 10, Jackson 1-2 0-2 3, Mascari 2-5 3-3 9, Stirtz 7-11 4-8 20, Howard 2-6 0-0 4, Banks 0-3 4-6 4, Combs 2-4 1-2 7, Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 22-44 12-21 66.

Halftime–Drake 36-24. 3-Point Goals–UNI 7-16 (Campbell 2-2, Schwieger 2-2, Pock 1-1, Schmitt 1-4, Weisbrod 1-5, Anderson 0-1, Hutson 0-1), Drake 10-16 (Abreu 3-5, Combs 2-2, Mascari 2-3, Stirtz 2-3, Jackson 1-1, Howard 0-2). Rebounds–UNI 22 (Hutson, Anderson 5), Drake 27 (Manyawu 9). Assists–UNI 10 (Schwieger 3), Drake 8 (Stirtz 4). Total Fouls–UNI 16, Drake 13.